Bracket for electronic component, electronic component assembly and mobile terminal

ABSTRACT

The present disclosure provides a bracket for an electronic component. The bracket includes a bearing part configured to bear an electronic component and two side walls. The two side walls are oppositely arranged and disposed at the same side of the bearing part. The two side walls of the bracket are configured to be disposed on a mainboard and define together with the mainboard and the two side walls an accommodating space. The present disclosure further provides an electronic component assembly and a mobile terminal.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This application is a Continuation Application of U.S. application Ser.No. 15/934,642, filed Mar. 23, 2018, which claims priority to andbenefits of Chinese Patent Application Nos. 201710377937.4 and201720595689.6, filed with China National Intellectual PropertyAdministration of PRC on May 24, 2017, the entire contents of which areincorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a field of electronic apparatuses, andmore particularly to a bracket for an electronic component, anelectronic component assembly and a mobile terminal.

BACKGROUND

With the development of technologies, components internally integratedin a mobile terminal are increasing to realize various functions, andcorrespondingly, a space inside the mobile terminal becomes increasinglycompact.

During assembling and disassembling the mobile terminal, the inventorfound that an electronic component and a camera unit occupy a largeinterior space of the mobile terminal, which is adverse to arrangementof other components inside the mobile terminal.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a bracket for an electronic component,including:

a bearing part configured to bear an electronic component; and

two side walls oppositely arranged and disposed at the same side of thebearing part, the two side walls of the bracket being configured to bedisposed on a mainboard and define together with the mainboard and thebearing part an accommodating space; the accommodating space beingconfigured to at least partially accommodate a first flexible circuitboard electrically connected to the electronic component, and the firstflexible circuit board being electrically connected to the mainboard.

The present disclosure further provides the electronic componentassembly, including the electronic component and the bracket for theelectronic component; the bracket including the bearing part and the twoside walls, the two side walls being oppositely arranged, the bearingpart bearing the electronic component; the two side walls being disposedat the same side of the bearing part, the two side walls of the bracketbeing configured to be disposed on the mainboard and define togetherwith the mainboard and the bearing part the accommodating space.

The present disclosure further provides the mobile terminal, includingthe mainboard and the electronic component assembly, the electroniccomponent assembly including an electronic component and a bracket foran electronic component; the bracket including a bearing part and twoside walls, the two side walls being oppositely arranged, the bearingpart bearing the electronic component; the two side walls being disposedat the same side of the bearing part, the two side walls of the bracketbeing disposed to the mainboard, and the bearing part, the two sidewalls, and the mainboard defining the accommodating space, theaccommodating space being configured to at least partially accommodate afirst flexible circuit board electrically connected to the electroniccomponent, and the first flexible circuit board being configured to beelectrically connected to the mainboard.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

To describe technical solutions in the present disclosure more clearly,the following will briefly introduce the accompanying drawings requiredfor the description of the embodiments. Obviously, the accompanyingdrawings described below show some embodiments of the presentdisclosure, and those skilled in the art can obtain other drawings basedon these drawings without paying creative efforts.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of a mobile terminal provided by anembodiment of the present disclosure.

FIG. 2 is a partial view of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is an exploded view of the mobile terminal illustrated in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a sectional view of a bracket for an electronic componentillustrated in FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Technical solutions in embodiments of the present disclosure will beclearly and completely described below with reference to theaccompanying drawings in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

A mobile terminal 100 according to embodiments of the present disclosuremay be any apparatus having communication and storage functions, such asa tablet computer, a mobile phone, an electronic reader, a remotecontroller, a personal computer (PC), a notebook computer, an on-boardapparatus, an internet television, a wearable apparatus, or other smartapparatuses having internet function.

Referring to FIGS. 1 to 3, the present disclosure provides the mobileterminal 100, and the mobile terminal 100 includes an electroniccomponent assembly 1 and a mainboard 2. The electronic componentassembly 1 includes an electronic component 12 and a bracket 11 for anelectronic component. The bracket 11 includes a bearing part 111 and twoside walls 112. The two side walls 112 are oppositely arranged. Thebearing part 111 bears the electronic component 12. The two side walls112 are disposed at the same side of the bearing part 111. The two sidewalls 112 of the bracket 111 are configured to be disposed to themainboard 2 and define together with the mainboard 2 and the two sidewalls 112 an accommodating space 113. The accommodating space 113 isconfigured to at least partially accommodate a first flexible circuitboard 13 electrically connected to the electronic component 112, and thefirst flexible circuit board 13 is electrically connected to themainboard 2.

Specifically, the mainboard 2 is configured to bear various componentsand provide passages for the various components. For example, twocomponents are electrically connected to each other through a copperwire on the mainboard 2. The electronic component assembly 1 is alsoelectrically connected to the mainboard 2.

Specifically, the bearing part 111 includes a first surface 111 a and asecond surface 111 b oppositely arranged. The electronic component 12 isfixed to the first surface 111 a of the bearing part 111, the two sidewalls 112 are both disposed on the second surface 111 b of the bearingpart 111. The two side walls 112 of the bracket 11 are fixed to themainboard 2, and the bracket and the mainboard 2 define theaccommodating space 113 configured to accommodate the component.

It should be understood that the electronic component 12 is a lightsensor. Certainly, in other embodiments, the electronic component 12 mayalso be other components, such as a distance sensor, a telephonereceiver, etc.

By applying the bracket 11, an upper surface and a lower surface of thebearing part 111 of the bracket 11 can be provided with the electroniccomponent 12 and other components (such as a second flexible circuitboard 14 electrically connected to a camera unit), correspondingly,thereby improving space utilization.

In the present embodiment, referring to FIG. 3, the bearing part 111includes a first sub-plate 1111 and a second sub-plate 1112 integrallyconnected, the first sub-plate 1111 is in a rectangular shape, thesecond sub-plate 1112 extends and gradually tapers in a direction awayfrom the first sub-plate 1111, and the two side walls 112 arecorrespondingly disposed at two edges of the first sub-plate 1111oppositely arranged. The electronic component 12 is configured to befixed to the first sub-plate 1111, and the second sub-plate 1112 isconfigured to bear the first flexible circuit board 13 electricallyconnected to the electronic component 12.

It should be understood that an extending direction of the secondsub-plate 1112 is defined as a length direction L1 of the bearing part111.

Referring to FIGS. 3 and 4, the second surface 111 b of the bearing part111 of the bracket 11 and surfaces of the two side walls 112 facing eachother form an inner surface 11 b of the bracket 11, and the firstsurface 111 a and surfaces of the two side walls facing away from eachother form an outer surface 11 a of the bracket 11. When the bracket 11is fixedly connected to the mainboard 2 through the two side walls 112,the inner surface 11 b of the bracket 11 and the mainboard 2 form theaccommodating space 13, and the accommodating space 113 is configured toaccommodate the components. The electronic component 12 is configured tobe fixed to first surface 111 a of the bearing part 111 of the bracket11, and the components can be accommodated below the bearing part 111 ofthe bracket 11, that is, the arrangement of the bracket 11 improves alongitudinal space utilization of the mainboard 2, such that thecomponents inside the mobile terminal 100 can be arranged morecompactly.

It should be understood that, the side wall 112 is in a strip shape, thetwo side walls 112 are vertically connected to the edges of the secondsurface 111 b of the bearing part 111. The shape of the side walls 112and the vertical coupling relation between the side walls 112 and thebearing part 111 enable the inner surface 11 b of the bracket 11 to havea rectangular shape, and the rectangular space is large, such that morecomponents or the component having a large area can be accommodated,thereby further improving the space utilization of the mobile terminal100. Certainly, in other embodiments, the inner surface 11 b of thebracket 11 may also be arched or V-shaped and etc.

It should be understood that the two side walls 112 are adhered to themainboard 2 through a double sided adhesive tape. Certainly, in otherembodiments, the two side walls 112 may also be connected to themainboard 2 through a screw or snap.

Further, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the electronic component assembly 1further includes the first flexible circuit board 13, a first end of thefirst flexible circuit board 13 is connected to the electronic component12, a second end of the first flexible circuit board 13 extends out ofthe bearing part 111 in a direction away from the electronic component12, and the second end of the first flexible circuit board 13 is bentalong a side edge of the bearing part 111 and extends above the secondsurface 111 b of the bearing part 111 and into the accommodating space113. The electronic component 12 is electrically connected to themainboard 2 of the mobile terminal 100 through the first flexiblecircuit board 13, such that the electronic component 12 does not need tobe welded to the mainboard 2 and is prevented from being directlydisposed to the mainboard 2 to occupy the space of the mainboard 2.

It should be understood that, the first end of the first flexiblecircuit board 13 is electrically connected to the electronic component12, a portion of the first flexible circuit board 13 connected to theelectronic component 12 is adhered to the first sub-plate 1111, thesecond end of the first flexible circuit board 13 extends towards thesecond sub-plate 1112, that is, the first flexible circuit board 13 isfixed to the second sub-plate 1112, and an excess part of the firstflexible circuit board 13 in length compared with the second sub-plate1112 is bent along the side edge of the second sub-plate 1112 andextends into the accommodating space 113, without occupying a space inthe length direction L1 of the bearing part 111. The gradually taperingstructure of the second sub-plate 1112 of the bearing part 111 enablesthe first flexible circuit board 13 to be bent and extend into theaccommodating space 13, facilitating arrangements of the light sensorand the first flexible circuit board 13.

It should be understood that, the electronic component assembly 1further includes an electric connector, and the electric connector isconfigured to be connected between the second end of the first flexiblecircuit board 13 away from the electronic component 12 and the mainboard2 of the mobile terminal 100. Specifically, the second end of the firstflexible circuit board 13 is connected to the electric connector, thatis, the first flexible circuit board 13 is connected to the mainboard 2through the electric connector, thereby ensuring good electricalcoupling between the electronic component 12 and the mainboard 2, andfacilitating a pluggable coupling between the first flexible circuitboard 13 and the mainboard 2. Certainly, in other embodiments, thesecond end of the first flexible circuit board 13 away from theelectronic component 12 may also be directly welded to the mainboard 2.

For further improvement, referring to FIG. 3, the electronic componentassembly 1 further has a first position limiting structure 1113, thefirst position limiting structure 1113 includes two strip-shapedprotrusions 1113 a, the two strip-shaped protrusions 1113 a protrudefrom the bearing part 111 and are oppositely arranged, and theelectronic component 12 is located between the two strip-shapedprotrusions 1113 a. By providing the first position limiting structure1113, the electronic component 12 is fixed to the bearing part 111 anddoesn't tend to move, thereby improving reliability of the electroniccomponent assembly 1 and the mobile terminal 100.

Specifically, the first position limiting structure 1113 is disposed tothe first sub-plate 1111, the two strip-shaped protrusions 1113 a bothextend in the length direction L1 of the bearing part 111, a distancebetween the two strip-shaped protrusions 1113 a is the same as a size ofthe portion of the first flexible circuit board connected with theelectronic component 12, therefore the portion of the first flexiblecircuit board connected with the electronic component 12 can be betterfixed to the first sub-plate 1111, improving the reliability of theelectronic component assembly 1 and the mobile terminal 100.

For further improvement, referring to FIG. 3, the bracket 11 furtherincludes a limiting protrusion 1114. The limiting protrusion 1114protrudes from the bearing part 111, and the limiting protrusion 1114 islocated outside an area occupied by the two strip-shaped protrusions1113 a. The first flexible circuit board 13 defines a limiting hole 13a, and the limiting protrusion 1114 passes through the limiting hole 13a of the first flexible circuit board 13. By providing the limitingprotrusion 1114, the first flexible circuit board 13 can be better fixedto the bearing part 111, such that the first flexible circuit board 13can be better fixed to the bearing part 111, improving the reliabilityof the electronic component assembly 1 and the mobile terminal 100.

Specifically, the limiting protrusion 1114 is a column-shapedprotrusion, the limiting protrusion 1114 protrudes from the secondsub-plate 1112, that is, the limiting protrusion 1114 is located outsidethe area occupied by the two strip-shaped protrusions 1113 a, and thelimiting protrusion 1114 is adjacent to an edge of the second sub-plate1112. The limiting protrusion 1114 passes through the limiting hole ofthe first flexible circuit board 13, such that the first flexiblecircuit board 13 can be better fixed to the bearing part 111, improvingthe reliability of the electronic component assembly 1 and the mobileterminal 100. Certainly, in other embodiments, the limiting protrusion1114 may also be a rectangular protrusion, or in a spherical shape andetc.

It should be understood that, referring to FIGS. 2 and 3, the mobileterminal 100 further includes the second flexible circuit board 14configured to be electrically connected to the camera unit 15, and thesecond flexible circuit board 14 is located in the accommodating space113 of the bracket 11.

Specifically, since the camera unit 15 and the electronic component 12are generally disposed in the length direction L1 of the bearing part111, by accommodating the second flexible circuit board 14 configured tobe connected to the camera unit 15 in the accommodating space 113 of thebracket 11, a distance between the camera unit 15 and the electroniccomponent 12 is reduced, a distance between the camera unit 15 and theelectronic component 12 in the length direction L1 of the bearing part111 is reduced, and the space of the electronic component assembly 1 andthe mobile terminal 100 is saved.

It should be understood that, the mobile terminal 100 further includesthe camera unit 15, and the camera unit 15 is electrically connected tothe second flexible circuit board 14.

During the assembly of the mobile terminal 100, the two side walls 112of the bracket 11 are adhered to the mainboard 2 so as to define theaccommodating space 113 between the bracket 11 and the mainboard 2. Theportion of the first flexible circuit board 13 connected with theelectronic component 12 (the light sensor) is adhered to the firstsub-plate 1111. The limiting protrusion 1114 of the second sub-plate1112 passes through the limiting hole 13 a of the first flexible circuitboard 13. The portion of the first flexible circuit board 13 extendingout of the second sub-plate 1112 is bent along the side edge of thesecond sub-plate 1112, extends into the accommodating space 113, and iselectrically connected to the mainboard 2 through the electricconnector, achieving the electric coupling between the electroniccomponent 12 and the mainboard 2. A first end of the second flexiblecircuit board 14 is connected to the camera unit 15, and a second end ofthe second flexible circuit board 14 extends into the accommodatingspace 13 and is electrically connected to the mainboard 2, achieving theelectric coupling between the camera unit 15 and the mainboard 2.

The bracket 11 provided by the present disclosure includes the bearingpart 111 and the two side walls 112, the electronic component 12 can befixed to the bearing part 111, and the two side walls 112 are disposedon a mounting plane, such as a surface of the mainboard 2, so that thecomponents can be accommodated between the bearing part 111 and themounting plane, that is, the components, such as the second flexiblecircuit board 14 electrically connected to the camera unit 15, can bedisposed below the electronic component 12, thereby improving the spaceutilization.

In the electronic component assembly 1 and the mobile terminal 100provided by the present disclosure, by applying the above electroniccomponent assembly bracket 11, the upper surface and the lower surfaceof the bearing part 111 of the bracket 11 can be correspondinglyprovided with the electronic component 12 and other components (such asthe second flexible circuit board 14 electrically connected to thecamera unit 15), thereby improving the space utilization.

The above reveals preferred embodiments of the present disclosure, itshould be noted that, it is also possible for those skilled in the artto further make some improvements and modifications without departingfrom the principle of the present disclosure, and these improvements andmodifications are deemed to fall into the scope of the presentdisclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A bracket for an electronic component,comprising: a bearing part; two side walls oppositely arranged at thesame side of the bearing part; a position limiting structure comprisingtwo strip-shaped protrusions, the two strip-shaped protrusions beinglocated at two edges of the bearing part; and a limiting protrusionlocated on an area of the bearing part not occupied by the twostrip-shaped protrusions.
 2. The bracket according to claim 1, whereinthe bearing part comprises a first surface and a second surface oppositeto the first surface, and the two side walls are both arranged onto thesecond surface.
 3. The bracket according to claim 2, wherein the twoside walls are in strip shapes and vertically connected to side edges ofthe second surface.
 4. The bracket according to claim 2, wherein asection of the bracket is in a V-shape.
 5. The bracket according toclaim 1, wherein the bearing part comprises a first sub-plate and asecond sub-plate integrally connected with the first sub-plate, and thesecond sub-plate extends and tapers gradually in a direction away fromthe first sub-plate.
 6. The bracket according to claim 5, wherein thetwo side walls are correspondingly disposed at two edges of the firstsub-plate.
 7. The bracket according to claim 5, wherein the firstsub-plate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to thefirst surface, and the two side walls are correspondingly arranged ontotwo edges of the second surface.
 8. The bracket according to claim 7,wherein the two strip-shaped protrusions are arranged on the firstsurface.
 9. The bracket according to claim 5, wherein the secondsub-plate comprises a first surface and a second surface opposite to thefirst surface, and the limiting protrusion is located on the firstsurface.
 10. The bracket according to claim 5, wherein the twostrip-shaped protrusions are arranged on the first sub-plate, and thelimiting protrusion is located on the second sub-plate.
 11. The bracketaccording to claim 5, wherein in a direction from one of the twostrip-shaped protrusions to another one of the two strip-shapedprotrusions, a length of the second sub-plate is less than a length ofthe first sub-plate.
 12. The bracket according to claim 1, wherein theposition limiting structure is disposed on top of the bearing part, andthe two strip-shaped protrusions both extend in a length direction ofthe bearing part.
 13. An electronic component assembly, comprising: anelectronic component and a bracket; the bracket comprising a bearingpart and two side walls, the two side walls being corresponding arrangedat two edges of the bearing part, the bearing part bearing theelectronic component; the two side walls being disposed at the same sideof the bearing part and being configured to be disposed on a mainboardand define together with the mainboard and the bearing part anaccommodating space; wherein the bearing part comprises a firstsub-plate and a second sub-plate integrally connected, and the brackethas a limiting protrusion arranged on the second sub-plate.
 14. Theelectronic component assembly according to claim 13, wherein the bracketfurther has a position limiting structure, the position limitingstructure comprises two strip-shaped protrusions, the two strip-shapedprotrusions are located at two edges of the first sub-plate, and theelectronic component is located between the two strip-shapedprotrusions.
 15. The electronic component assembly according to claim13, wherein the electronic component assembly further comprises a firstflexible circuit board, the first flexible circuit board is at leastpartially accommodated in the accommodating space, a first end of thefirst flexible circuit board is electrically connected to the electroniccomponent, and a second end of the first flexible circuit board extendsout of the bearing part in a direction away from the electroniccomponent, bends along a side edge of the bearing part and extends intothe accommodating space, and is electrically connected to the mainboard.16. The bracket according to claim 15, wherein the electronic componentis configured to be fixed to the first sub-plate and the secondsub-plate is configured to bear the first flexible circuit board. 17.The electronic component assembly according to claim 15, wherein thefirst flexible circuit board defines a limiting hole, and the limitingprotrusion passes through the limiting hole to enable the first flexiblecircuit board to be fixed.
 18. The electronic component assemblyaccording to claim 15, further comprising a second flexible circuitboard configured to be electrically connected to a camera unit andpartially accommodated in the accommodating space.
 19. A bracket for anelectronic component, comprising: a bearing part configured to bear anelectronic component; and two side walls oppositely arranged anddisposed at the same side of the bearing part, the two side walls of thebracket being configured to be disposed on a mainboard and definetogether with the mainboard and the bearing part an accommodating space;the accommodating space being configured to at least partiallyaccommodate a first flexible circuit board electrically connected to theelectronic component, and the first flexible circuit board beingconfigured to be electrically connected to the mainboard; wherein asection of the bracket is in a V-shape.
 20. The bracket of claim 19,further comprising two strip-shaped protrusions and a column-shapedlimiting protrusion, the two strip-shaped protrusions being located at afirst part of the bearing part, the column-shaped limiting protrusionbeing located at a second part of the bearing part, the first part beingspaced apart from the second part.